COMPOSITION II COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE: ENC1102 / SESSION I, 2004-05
INSTRUCTOR: Mr. A. Boumarate
WEBSITE: http://faculty.valenciacollege.edu/aboumarate/
E-mail: aboumarate@atlas.valenciacollege.edu
COURSE CREDITS: 3 credit hours
COURSE MEETINGS: MW / Bldg. 6, Room 218
TEXTBOOKS:
1. Literature: Reading Fiction, Poetry, and Drama 5th ed. Robert DiYanni
2. Quick Access 4th ed. Lynn Quitman Troyka
3. College-level dictionary to use in and out of class
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Freshman Composition II involves application of the communication skills learned in Freshman Composition I. Students will develop critical thinking by reading, writing about, and discussing various examples of widely acclaimed literature in four different genres. The 6,000 words literature written this semester will consist of comment compositions, group work, reading quizzes, and a research paper. The research paper will be a documented essay following standard rules of grammar and mechanics with outside resources using the most recent MLA guidelines. Students will be expected to do all assigned readings, exercises, quizzes, and writing assignments, in addition to a final exam to receive credit for this course. Final Research Paper should display emphasis on clarity of central and support ideas, adequate development, logical organization, coherence, appropriate citing of primary and secondary sources, and grammatical and mechanical accuracy.
OBJECTIVE: The Ultimate goals of this course are for students to gain precision of thought and language and to develop life-long learning skills of reading analytically and writing logically and coherently.
COMMENT COMPOSITIONS (5): These compositions will be word-processed. Each should be approximately 500 words. Comment compositions should be written in response to reading assignments. This type of compositions is not a summary of the reading assignment; rather it is a comment or observation about it. Students will write these compositions to be collected for evaluation. Each comment is worth 100 points; the grade will be reduced one letter grade if late. A student with two assignment papers late is subject to withdrawal by the professor. All compositions must be done to receive credit in this course. Check week-by-week schedule for the dates.
RESEARCH PAPER (1): This 2000 word paper will involve library research on a topic of your choosing and the instructor's approval. We will discuss this paper and its format in detail in class. You will be required to turn in an outline, a rough draft, note cards, bibliography cards, and the final copy of the paper. All pages of the final copy should be stapled together, and the entire assignment should be put into a large envelope with your name and topic on the outside. This paper will be worth 250 points toward your final grade.
FINAL EXAMINATION: The final examination will consist of both objective and essay portion. It will test reading, thinking, and writing skills developed throughout the semester as well as knowledge of the literature. The final is worth 150 points.
WITHDRAWAL POLICY: The withdrawal deadline for this semester is November 5, 2004. Students who do not attend class and do not withdraw are subject to receiving a final grade of WF. If the student withdraws, or is withdrawn by the professor for excessive absences or other reasons, on or before the withdrawal deadline, he/she will receive a grade of W. If the student withdraws, or is withdrawn by the professor, after the withdrawal deadline, he/she will receive a grade of WP or WF based upon his/her academic achievement as his/her last date of attendance. To withdraw before the deadline, the student must file a withdrawal form in the Records Office (5-234); to withdraw after the deadline, the student must file a withdrawal form in the departmental office (7-163). If the student fails to take the required final examination, he/she will receive a grade of WF. Students should consult the current college catalog regarding other conditions that apply to withdrawal.
CLASSROOM POLICIES: Students are expected to be in class on time and to remain until the dismissal. Regular attendance is required to stay enrolled. It is strongly recommended that all papers must be given by the due dates. Late papers are invalid for A grade, and their grades will be lowered one letter. A student with more than one late paper is subject to withdrawal by the professor. In compliance with the Gordon Rule, Students should hand all assignments on due dates. There will be no make-up for assignments missed. Students who are absent from or tardy to class are responsible for assignments missed. The students must get the assignment from a fellow student. Assigned readings should be completed by the required dates. Handwritten work will not be accepted. Strict adherence to the MLA guidelines is required.
CLASSROOM ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION: In order to be successful in improving communication skills, students must commit to regular class attendance. Students will learn from one another through class discussion and group participation. Students should make it a habit to be in class and on time. Any more than three absences will result in withdrawal from the class and loss of credit and tuition fees. Papers are due at the beginning of class on the due date. Those turned after that time will be considered late, including those dropped at the Communications department or sent via e-mail. The final grade for a composition will be lowered one letter grade for being late. Papers that are late one week or more will not be accepted.
Comment Compositions (5 @ 100 pts. each) 500 points
Final Examination 150 points
Reading Quizzes & Group Work 50 points
Research Paper 250 points
Attendance & Participation 50 points
TOTAL = 1000 points
EVALUATION AND FINAL GRADE DETERMINATION: To successfully complete this course, you must do all assignment and write a minimum of 6,000 words over the semester. If you do not complete all assignments, you will not be in compliance with the Gordon Rule; therefore, you will have to re-take Comp II.
ACADEMIC HONESTY: Students are expected to submit work that is totally their own. This policy is discussed in detail in the student Handbook or the college catalog. Students guilty of plagiarism will be failed for the assignment and may lose credit for the course. Any questions about how to quote or refer to someone else's ideas in a paper should be directed to the teacher before the composition is completed and submitted for a grade.
VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT COMPETENCIES: Valencia faculty have defined four interrelated competencies (Value, Think, Communicate, Act) that prepare students to succeed in the world community. These competencies are outlined in the college Catalog. In this course, through classroom lecture and discussion, group work, and other learning activities, the student will further mastery of these core competencies.
Disclaimer: Changes in the syllabus, schedule, and/or college policy may be made at any time during the semester by announcement in class. A revised syllabus may be issued at the discretion of the professor.
CHANGES, IF ANY, WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN CLASS
Introduction to the course
August 25
Introduction to Literature:
Reading Literature 2,3
Understanding Literature 7, 8, 9
Writing about Literature 10, 12
Introduction to the Short Story
Luke, “The Prodigal Son” 21
September 1
Early Forms 37
Aesop, “The Wolf and the Mastiff” 38
Petronius, “The Widow of Ephesus” 38
Updike, “A & P” 26
September 8
Chopin, “The Story of an Hour” 32
Faulkner, “A Rose for Emily” 73
September 13
Joyce, “Araby” 81
Welty, “A Worn Path” 86
Lawrence, “The Rocking-Horse Winner” 96
Porter, “Magic” 108
Poe: “The Black Cat” 131
“The Cask of Amontillado” 138
“The Fall of the House of Usher” 143
“The Purloined Letter” 156
Achebe, “Marriage is a Private Affair” 253
September 22
Library Orientation…meet in LRC (4-210)
Borges, “The Garden of Forking Paths” 279
Fitzgerald, “Babylon Revisited” 310
Marquez, “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” 324
Gilman, “The Yellow Wallpaper” 329
Hawthorne, “Young Goodman Brown” 341
Hemingway, Soldier’s Home 350
Hurston, “Spunk” 356
Joyce, “The Dead” 366
Kafka, “The Metamorphosis” 393
Singer, “Gimpel the Fool” 450
Alexie, “Indian Education” 482
Atwood, “Happy Endings” 496
Carver, “The Cathedral” 506
Kincaid, “Girl” 569
October 13
O’Brien, “The Things They Carried” 606
Tan, “Rules of the Game” 642
Walker, “Everyday Use” 654
(Start Reading Death of Salesman 1700)
Introduction to Drama
Miller, Death of a Salesman 1700-69
Death of a Salesman (cont.)
Death of a Salesman (cont.)
Reading Poems 670-1
Poetry and Painting 772
Frost, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” 674
Browning, “My Last Duchess” 688
Frost, “The Road Not Taken” 719
Dickinson, “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” 720
November 3
Blake, “London” 757
Marlowe, “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” 781
Raleigh, “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” 782
Arnold, “Dover Beach” 786
Guthrie, “This Land is Your Land” 797
Newton, “Amazing Grace” 800
Plath, “Mirror” 809
Dickinson 824-8
Dickinson:
“I felt a funeral in my brain” 839
“I died for beauty-but was scarce” 841
“I heard a Fly Buzz- when I Died” 841
“This World is not conclusion” 842
Dickinson (cont.)
“I’ve seen a Dying Eye” 842
“The Brain-is wider than the sky” 846
“My life closed twice before its close” 852
“Success is counted sweetest” 853
Critical Perspectives and Research 2031-61
Research Paper Workshop
Frost 868
“Mending Wall” 876
“Fire and Ice” 886
“Acquainted with the Night” 887
“Tree at my window” 888
“Desert Places” 890
Hughes 900
“Dream Deferred” 905
“The Negro Speaks of Rivers” 906
“Theme for English B” 918
“Let America Be America Again” 922
Classics:
Blake, “The Lamb” 935
“The Tyger” 936
Coleridge, “Kubla Khan” 940
Donne, “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning” 943
Keats, “When I have fears that I may Cease to be” 957
“Ode on a Grecian Urn” 969
December 8
Marvell, “To His Coy Mistress” 972
Milton, “When I consider how my light is spent” 974
Pope, (a selection from) “An Essay on Man” 980
FINAL EXAMINATION: December 11-17